Improvement in machine for making tags



tlnited States latwt @Wire WILLIAM LIDDELL, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR. T() B. S.

BINNFY, OF SAME IJLAGE.

Letters Patent N02 96,125, dated October 26, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN MACHINE FOR MAKING TAG-S.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VILLIAM LIDDELL, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, and Stat-e of Massachusetts, have invent-ed a certain'uew and useful Improvement in Paper-Tag Machines; and I do hereby kdeclare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference thereon.

The nature of my invention consists in a series of mechanical devices, which can only be understood by reference to the specifica-tion and drawings.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe ,its construction and operation.

Drawings.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my machine,

Figure 2 is an elevation of a part of the machine.

Figure 3 is a vertical section of the same..

Figure 4 is a section showing in detail apart of the stringingLdevice.

Figure 5 represents the compressing-jaw and eyeleting-device-in part. Y 'j Figure (i shows one of the tags as prepared by the cutting-machine.

. Figure is a detail of part of the Stringing-device.

I use, in connect-ion with this machine, an automatic feeding-machine, which takes the tags, in the condition that the cutting-machine leaves them, that is, cut, punched, and partly folded, as shown in tig. and places them between the jaws .H3 and Ht, iigs. 5 and 1; or,.if desirable, the tags maybe fed in by hand.

A B Cl represent the frame, to which the other parts of luy machine are attached.

D represents the main oroperating-shalt of the inachine. 1

H, figs. 1 and 3, is acam, which, operating through the bent level' H, actuates the eyelet-punch H2, and through it the compressing-jaw H.

O, tig.. 1, is a cani, which, operating through the stud O on the standard Og, presses down one end of the lever O, which action throws up the eyelet-sl'iindle O.'

The eccentric F, fig. 1, acting through the rod F1 and rocker-shaft F2 F, operates the glue-carrier` Ft F", 1, is a trough for holding the glue, which may b e kept warm by the use `of steam, or otherwise. F5 is a roller, which just touches the upper surface of the glue, and is so arranged that vthe glue-carrier F* comes iu contact with it at each vibration, and taking some ofthe glue, carries it to the tag, which is between the compressing-ja\vs H3 and H4.

E, iig. 1, is a crank-arm, attached to the main shaft, which, acting through the link El, causes the wheel E2 to oscillare. l

l oli' the string, and are operated by the E", Ei, and E, are cords, attached to the wheel E2, and so arranged, iufconnection with small guidingpulleys, that at each oscillation of the wheel l, they will give a reciprocatingr motion to the bar E, figs'l and 4.

The nipper E7 is provided with a spring, so that it l plan, fig. 7, so that it may pass the string S into the orifice S made for that purpose in the card, lig. 6, and beyond the eyelet-holes, so that when the eyelet `is in place, the string is securely fastened.

N N N U, fig. 2, is the eyeleting-devicc, and is similar in its construction and operation to the one described in J Sargent-s-Letters Patent, dated January 5, 1864, and n1unbe1'cd-4l,l25 and hence does not require particular description.

The eyeleting-tube vN N is pushed downward and forward by the bent lever b, which is operated by thecam N5. I

The circular eyete't-box N' is revolvcd'by .the start N, on. ycam 0, tig. 2, coming in contact with the toothed wheel N2.

The lever L L2, fig.-3, serves to depress the string S, tig. 5, and bring itin such :i position that the bar KI, in its forward motion, will Contact with it, and

carry it forwardinto the tag, as has been already described.

M1 M2, ligs. 2 and 4, are shears, which serve to cut cam M and the lever M. V Y l The 'end of the link E' is provided with stud and set-- screw R, tig. 1, the stud passing through the slotIt made in one of the spokes ofthe wheel E2, the wlmlcarranged so that the stud` may be 4adjusted in the slot R', thus regulating the motion given the wheel 1112 by the link El; and as the motion of the string-carrierE'depcnds upon the motion of the -wheel El, it will he seen that the length of the string may he ijegulatedat pleasure.

The operation of my machine may he set forth as follows:

The tag, as it leaves the cutting-machine, appears as shown in tig. 6, that is, it is cut, punched, and bentI as shown. lt 1s now placed between the jaws IP H,

andthe fold is covered with glue by the glue-carrier i Then the compressing-jaw H3 compresses the fold downward on to the body of the tag. lhilethis operation is going on, the string-carrier takes the string S and carries it by the end'of tliefoi'k-har K. The bar K' then carries the string forward through the openv ing S in the tag, as shown inig. 6, after which the eyelet is inserted 'and riveted down by the eyele'tingdevice, that completes the operation.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

l. The combinationof the glue-feeding device F3 F4 with the glue-roll F5, operating substantially as described, and for the purposel s et forth.

.2. The combination and arrangement of the eyeleting-punchers 0k Hz and the compressing-jaws H3 H,

working substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

3. The bar K', in combination with the levers L1 L, when used for passing the string S forward into the fold of t-he tag, operating substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

4. The string-carrier E E7, operating substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

Witnesses: I WILLIAM LIDDELL.

WILLIAM EDSON, JAS. S.,CoNANT. 

